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June 30 (Bloomberg) -- The following stocks may make gains or losses in U.K. and Irish markets today. Stock symbols are in parentheses after company names and prices are from Tuesday's close.
The FTSE 100 Index may open 6 lower at about 4506, according to Cantor Index, a unit of Cantor Fitzgerald LP. The benchmark index fell 6.3 points, or 0.1 percent, to 4512.4 yesterday.
The ISEQ Irish Overall Index gained 3.44 points, or 0.1 percent, to 5452.89.
U.K. Stocks:
Asos Plc (ASC LN): The Internet clothing retailer posted net income of 528,205 pounds ($952,000) for the 15 months ended March 31 compared with a loss of 1.7 million pounds in 2002. The shares fell 2.75 pence, or 6.4 percent, to 40.25 pence.
George Wimpey Plc (WMPY LN), Britain's biggest homebuilder by revenue, said first-half sales are ``healthy'' and that prices rose 11 percent, more than expected by the company. The shares gained 6.75 pence, or 1.8 percent, to 374.5 pence.
HMV Group Plc (HMV LN): The operator of HMV music stores and Waterstone's bookshops said fiscal full-year net income rose 75 percent to 82.2 million pounds as shoppers bought more DVDs and books. The company said it may buy back shares after reducing debt. The shares fell 0.75 penny, or 0.3 percent, to 238 pence.
IMI Plc (IMI LN), the world's biggest maker of drink dispensers and pneumatic controls, said it expects first-half profit to rise about 10 percent as higher demand outweighs more expensive raw materials and the effect of exchange-rate moves. The shares fell 4.25 pence, or 1.1 percent, to 378 pence.
Imperial Tobacco Group Plc (IMT LN), the world's fourth- biggest cigarette company, plans to build a factory in Turkey, Dunya reported, without saying how it got the information. The company will start work on the $50 million plant in the western city of Manisa next month, and plans to make its Davidoff brand of cigarettes there, the newspaper said. Shares fell 14 pence, or 1.1 percent, to 1,225 pence.
Marks & Spencer Group Plc (MKS LN): Philip Green, the billionaire whose bid for Marks & Spencer was rejected, may abandon plans to take over the retailer by the end of next month if shareholders don't persuade the board to establish a dialogue with him, the London-based Times said, without saying where it got the information. The shares gained 0.25 penny, or 0.1 percent, to 362.5 pence.
Singer & Friedlander Group Plc (SFL LN), a London-based investment bank, offered 53.3 million pounds ($96.2 million) in cash for U.K investment bank Wintrust Plc. The offer of 520 pence for each Wintrust share is recommended by the Wintrust board, the London-based company said in a Regulatory News Service statement. Wintrust shareholders will also be offered a loan-note alternative, the statement said. The shares fell 0.5 pence, or 0.21 percent, to 233 pence.
Somerfield Plc (SOF LN): The U.K. owner of the Kwik Save and Somerfield grocery chains said fiscal full-year net income rose 40 percent to 55.8 million pounds as the company renovated stores and added products. The retailer also named Steve Back as its chief executive officer. The shares fell 2 pence, or 1.3 percent, to 147 pence.
Themutual.net Plc (TMN LN): A Web site that offers travel services and commentaries on everything from sports to tattoos said fiscal-year net income rose 17 percent from a year earlier to 650,485 pounds. The shares have been unchanged at 0.175 pence for five days.
William Morrison Supermarkets Plc (MRW LN): The U.K.'s fourth-largest supermarket chain plans to sell 120 of the Safeway Plc stores it bought in March, the London-based Times said, citing unidentified people close to the company. The shares fell 2.25 pence, or 1 percent, to 231 pence.